Menu
Funds
Portfolio
Learn
About Us
Your Window Into the Innovation Economy
Blogs, Webinars and Podcasts covering technology, start-ups, and venture investing
Fund
AV Fundraise
AV: AI & Robotics Fund
AV: Anti-Bias Fund
AV: Blockchain & Fintech Fund
AV: CIO Select Fund
AV: Deep Tech
AV: Doctors Innovate Fund
AV: Elite Engineering Fund
AV: Emerging Markets Fund
Foundation Fund
AV: Global Fund
AV: Growth Fund
AV: Healthtech
AV: Impact Fund
AV: Opportunity Fund
AV: Post-COVID Fund
AV: Seed Fund
AV: Social Impact Fund
AV: Sports Fund
AV: Total Access Fund
AV: U.S. Strategic Tech Fund
AV: Women's Fund
Boston University: Comm Ave Ventures
Brown: Waterman Ventures
BYU: Provo Ventures
Carnegie Mellon: The Fence Ventures
Columbia: 116 Street Ventures
Cornell: Triphammer Ventures
Dartmouth: Green D Ventures
Duke: Towerview Ventures
GEF-AV Venture Capital Fund
Georgetown: Potomac Ventures
Georgia Tech: Fowler Street Ventures
Georgia: Arch View Ventures
Harvard: Yard Ventures
MIT: Castor Ventures
Northwestern: Purple Arch Ventures
Notre Dame: Two Lakes Ventures
NYU: Bleecker Street Ventures
Ohio State: Mirror Lake Ventures
Penn State: Allen Street Ventures
Penn: Chestnut Street Ventures
Princeton: Nassau Street Ventures
Purdue: Stadium Avenue Ventures
Stanford: Spike Ventures
Syndications
Texas A&M: Ring Ventures
U Chicago: Lakeshore Ventures
University of Texas: Congress Avenue Ventures
U Washington: Yoshino Ventures
UC Berkeley: Strawberry Creek Ventures
UCLA: Westwood Ventures
UNC: Franklin Street Ventures
University of Michigan: Arbor Street Ventures
USC: Expo Ventures
UVA: Emmet Street Ventures
Wisconsin: Bascom Ventures
Yale: Blue Ivy Ventures
Media type
Article
Podcast
Press Release
Video
Webinar
Topic
About AV
For Founders
Investment Insights and Trends
Startup and Founder Stories
VC 101
VC Masterclass
Sort by
Newest first
Oldest first
Watch
Webinar -
December 3rd 2024
Emmet Street Ventures Final Call
The deadline for Emmet Street Ventures Fund 3 is around the corner and the team is beginning to deploy capital and build the portfolio. Join us for this live presentation as Managing Partner Chris Sklarin gives an overview of Emmet Street Ventures Fund 3 and explains how the team constructs a fully diversified venture portfolio.
by Alumni Ventures
Watch
Webinar -
December 3rd 2024
Strawberry Creek Ventures Final Call
The deadline for Strawberry Creek Ventures Fund 8 is around the corner and the team is beginning to deploy capital and build the portfolio. Join us for this live presentation as Managing Partner Matt Caspari gives an overview of Strawberry Creek Ventures Fund 8 and explains how the team constructs a fully diversified venture portfolio.
by Alumni Ventures
Watch
Webinar -
November 21st 2024
Masterclass Live! An Insider's Guide to VC
Tune into a live presentation hosted by Chestnut Street Ventures Managing Partners Brian Keil and Jonathan Meltzer. In this session, you will discover the framework our team uses to evaluate promising startups, walk through the process, and learn how you, too, can invest in startups just like this through Chestnut Street Ventures.
by Alumni Ventures
November 1, 2024
2 min read
Episode #70: Three Breakthroughs: More on AlphaFold
Mike Collins and Naren Ramaswamy spotlight three pioneering advances that are shaping the future. They begin with AlphaFold 3 from Google DeepMind, which has revolutionized biology by predicting complex protein interactions, vastly accelerating drug discovery and genomics research.
by Alumni Ventures
November 1, 2024
2 min read
Episode #69: Meet the Startup Turning Bitcoin Into A Yield-Generating Asset
In this episode of the Tech Optimist Podcast, Ray Wu interviews David Tse, co-founder of Babylon, about the company’s innovative approach to Bitcoin staking, which allows Bitcoin holders to securely stake on proof-of-stake networks without complex bridging. Babylon’s protocol enhances blockchain security and capital efficiency, with over $1.5 billion in total value locked and support from major investors like Paradigm, aiming to reshape the future of decentralized finance.
by Alumni Ventures
October 31, 2024
2 min read
Inc. Magazine Honors Alumni Ventures as a Leading Founder-Friendly Investor for 2024
Alumni Ventures (AV), one of the world’s most active VC firms, is thrilled to be recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the Most Founder-Friendly Investors of 2024. This annual distinction by Inc. honors investment firms that prioritize providing the necessary capital and resources to help their portfolio companies thrive.
by Alumni Ventures
October 31, 2024
Alumni Ventures’ Awards & Rankings
Alumni Ventures (AV) has democratized access to professional-grade venture capital, a key asset class missing from the portfolios of many individual accredited investors. AV has received several awards from national outlets and organizations, recognizing our distinct model and the quality and breadth of our investment activity. See below to learn about some of our firm’s notable awards.
by Alumni Ventures
October 29, 2024
2 min read
Episode #68: Meet the Startup Bringing Blockbusters to Your Tabletop
In this episode of the Tech Optimist Podcast, Jason Bird talks with David T. Scott, CEO of Evil Genius Games, about the company’s digital-first platform that modernizes tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) using licensed movie franchises like John Wick and Pacific Rim. With a focus on inclusivity and community-driven content, Evil Genius Games is reshaping the TTRPG experience to attract a new generation of gamers.
by Alumni Ventures
October 25, 2024
2 min read
Episode #67: Meet the Startup Unlocking Crypto-Backed Loans
In this episode of the Tech Optimist podcast, Mike Collins speaks with Dhruv Patel and Himanshu Sahay, the co-founders of Arch Lending, a New York-based FinTech startup revolutionizing crypto-backed loans.
by Alumni Ventures
Watch
Webinar -
November 21st 2024
The War Below: The Global Battle to Power Our Lives
In this compelling discussion, host Drew Wandzilak from Alumni Ventures welcomes esteemed author Ernest Scheyder, whose book, The War Below, is longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction and the 2024 Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year Award.
by Alumni Ventures
October 24, 2024
2 min read
Episode #66: Three Breakthroughs: Digitizing Smell Using AI
Mike Collins and Naren Ramaswamy explore three pivotal technological advancements shaping our world in this Three Breakthroughs episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast. They begin with a groundbreaking achievement in neuroscience: the first-ever complete map of a fruit fly’s brain, shedding light on brain function and offering potential insights for AI and medical innovations.
by Alumni Ventures
October 23, 2024
2 min read
Alumni Ventures Invests in Mantel to Revolutionize Carbon Capture with Molten Salt
Alumni Ventures (AV), one of the world’s most active venture capital firms, is a proud investor in Mantel. With its proprietary molten salt-based carbon capture technology, Mantel is poised to lead the charge in decarbonizing heavy industry and achieving large-scale carbon emission reductions. AV invested in the company’s $30 million Series A co-led by Shell Ventures and Eni Next, with participation from Engine Ventures, bp Ventures, New Climate Ventures, Hartree, Arosa Ventures, Vale Ventures, Newlab and MCJ Collective.
by Alumni Ventures
6 of 105
Previous
Next